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Why do pirates say 'arr'?
Every year we celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day. But did pirates really say and do the things we think they did?
Our collections: Library and Archive collection
The world's largest collection of manuscripts and original documents relating to maritime history
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Coronation Drawing Workshop
Create your own bestiary in this royally fun art session
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Research guide E: World War Two
An introduction to the World War Two documents held at the National Maritime Museum, including those relating to Dunkirk
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Opium and Empires workshop
A recent visit to the Caird Library by students from the School of Oriental and African Studies shows that making collections accessible is a two-way street.
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Jane Austen and the Royal Navy
In this blog we explore some of Austen’s literary nautical themes, but also consider her actual maritime connections.
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Thomas James North-West Passage expedition 1631–32
Thomas James's 1631 voyage to find the North-West Passage became famous thanks to his memoir, The Strange and Dangerous Voyage of Captain Thomas James (1633).